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President Donald Trump is outlining a new approach to end the war in Ukraine, one day after a rare summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the details are still hazy. Trump wrote on social media on Saturday morning, "It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up." Trump says Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was not invited to Alaska for Friday's summit, will visit the White House on Monday. "If all works out, we will then schedule a meeting with President Putin," Trump wrote. The comments came just hours after a joint press conference capping off Trump's meeting with Putin. Trump praised their close relationship and described the summit as productive. He also said some key details are still unsettled. "Many points were agreed to, and there are just a very few that are left," Trump said. "Some are not that significant. One is probably the most significant, but we have a very good chance of getting there. We didn't get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there." Putin described the meeting as an opportunity to turn the page toward cooperation with the U.S. “I expect that today’s agreements will become a reference point, not only for solving the Ukrainian problem, but will also mark the beginning of the restoration of businesslike, pragmatic relations between Russia and the U.S.,” Putin said. Putin largely reiterated Russia's long-standing position that the "root causes" of the conflict must first be resolved before the fighting stops. “All of Russia’s legitimate concerns must be taken into account, and a fair balance in the security sphere in Europe and the world as a whole must be restored,” Putin said. No questions were taken at Friday's press conference, but in an interview with Fox News Channel afterwards, Trump said he would advise Zelenskyy to make a deal, adding it's up to Zelenskyy to "get it done." Trump spoke by phone to Zelenskyy and NATO leaders during his overnight flight back to Washington. Zelenskyy described the call as “long and substantive.""It is important that Europeans are involved at every stage to ensure reliable security guarantees together with America," Zelenskyy said. "We also discussed positive signals from the American side regarding participation in guaranteeing Ukraine’s security."Ahead of Friday's summit, Trump warned Russia would face "very severe consequences" if he determined that Putin is not serious about ending the war. There were no indications afterwards that additional economic sanctions on Russia are imminent. Zelenskyy said he told Trump that sanctions should be strengthened "if there is no trilateral meeting or if Russia tries to evade an honest end to the war."Critics of Trump's approach argue that Putin is not serious about peace and that he is engaging in talks to buy time on the battlefield.The red carpet rollout Putin received on Friday marks a significant departure from the Biden administration's strategy of diplomatic isolation towards Russia.